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Need-blind admission in the United States refers to a college admission policy that does not take into account an applicant's financial status when deciding whether to accept them. This approach typically results in a higher percentage of accepted students who require financial assistance and requires the institution to have a substantial ...
The 568 Presidents Group was a consortium of American universities and colleges practicing need-blind admissions. The group was founded in 1998 in response to section 568 of the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994. [1] It was dissolved effective November 4, 2022 [2] while it was being sued. [3]
Pages in category "Need-blind educational institutions" The following 61 pages are in this category, out of 61 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
[85] [86] [87] [64] The admission rate briefly dropped to 10% during the COVID-19 pandemic. [85] In 2024, 78.5% of admitted students chose to enroll at Exeter. [64] Exeter has admitted students on a need-blind basis since 2021. [61] In the 2023–2024 school year, 13% of the students were legacy students. [citation needed]
Bates practices need-blind admission for students who are U.S. citizens, permanent residents, DACA status students, undocumented students, or who graduate from a high school within the United States, and meets all of the demonstrated need for all admitted students, including admitted international students. [105]
Need-blind admissions do not consider a student's financial need. In a time when colleges are low on financial funds, it is difficult to maintain need-blind admissions because schools cannot meet the full needs of the poor students that they admit. [73] There are different levels of need-blind admissions. Few institutions are fully need-blind.
The first school for blind adults was founded in 1866 at Worcester and was called the College for the Blind Sons of Gentlemen. Georgia Academy for the Blind, Macon, Georgia, US, circa 1876. In 1889 the Edgerton Commission published a report that recommended that the blind should receive compulsory education from the age of 5–16 years.
Beginning with the first-year students enrolled in the 2006–2007 school year, Grinnell ended its need-blind admissions policy for international applicants. Under the old policy, students from countries outside the U.S. were admitted without any consideration of their ability to afford four years of study at the college.